Transcendentalism
And Utopian Movement
Transendentalism means...
a religious and philosophical movement that happened in eastern United States.
What was the biggest idea of the Utopian Movement?
They decided to separate from society and form a utopia. Their best known one was Brook Farm.
Brook Farm
A cooperative community in Massachusetts. A religious society in upstate New York.
Brook farm
The Shaker was a religious group, they got there name from a ritual "shaking dance."
Brook Farm
Edgar Allen Poe
He was born in Massachusetts. He capture the imagination from all around the world for his stories. He wrote many mysterious and horror stories. Like the Raven.
Henry D. Thoreau
Henry was a practical philosopher. He was the author of the book Walden. He was also bored and raised in Massachusetts.
Noah Webster
Noah though that Americans should learn from American book so Noah thought he should write his own textbook. He also wrote the American dictionary.